Life Science - Semester 1

  • Unit 1 - Scientific Process

    Unit 1 - Scientific Process
    In this unit we covered the Scientific Process which is:
    Problem, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion
  • Unit 1 - Variables

    We learned about independent and dependent variables this week. An independent variable is something you change in an experiment and dependent variable is something you measure.
  • Unit 1 - Measurement

    Unit 1 - Measurement
    In this unit we learned how to mass things on a scale and measure volume in a graduated cylinder
  • Unit 2 - Cells

    Unit 2 - Cells
    We learned about cells in this unit. The brain of the cell is the nucleus.
  • Unit 2 - More Cells

    Cells are very small. We can only see them with a microscope.
  • Unit 2 - Cells

    To make slides of cells we had to get thin slices of the material and dye them to see them in the microscope.
  • Unit 3 - Monerans

    Monerans are living organisms that do not have a nucleus. Bacteria are monerans.
  • Unit 3 - Protists

    Protists are one celled organisms with a nucleus. They often move with cilia or a flagella.
  • Unit 3 - Fungi

    Fungi are single-celled organisms that are connected by hyphae. Types of fungi include mushrooms, yeast, and mold.
  • Unit 4 - Genetics/Cell Division

    Cells divide by mitosis. In mitosis, all of an organisms chromosomes are copied. Reproductive cells divide by meiosis. In meiosis, only half an organisms chromosomes are copied.
  • Unit 4 - Dominant/Recessive

    Traits are passed on from generation to generation. You can figure out what traits are passed on using a Punnett Square. Dominant traits are traits that always show up. Recessive traits, like red hair, only show up if both parents have the recessive trait.
  • Unit 4 - DNA

    All of the directions for our body are contained in our DNA. Our DNA is stored in every cell in our body.
  • Unit 5 - Anatomy/Muscles

    There are over 500 muscles in the human body. I have some of the strongest biceps known to man.